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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is this dam collapse the cause of the floods or in addition?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

The cause of the flooding and perhaps the dam was a storm.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The dam collapsed due to flash flooding due to storm Daniel which dumped a much higher than normal amount of rain.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I've read that the equivalent of 250 days of rain fell in one day, to give some perspective